BRUSH - The Lady Beetdiggers brought home their first win of the season over Estes Park on Saturday in front of a hometown crowd.

Under the helm of head coach Erin Gonzales, the squad was able to dig up a stunning debut in their home opener, taking Estes in three of four sets, (21-25), (25-10), (25-17) and (25-17).

For only their second contest of the year, the Diggers looked seasoned. Calm, cool and collected, Brush brought out a powerful performance and the team proved that spending time in summer practices has helped the girls mesh both on and off the court.

The Diggers were downed in the first set with a close 21-25 loss, but quickly came back to secure the final three sets.

The Diggers' dynamic duo of sophomores Bailey Foiles and Jade Gleason go up for a block on Estes. Between the two, 14 blocks were dished out on Brush nets. (Katie Collins / Fort Morgan Times)

The powerhouse blocking duo of Bailey Foiles and Jade Gleason proved profound for the win as the sophomores both posted seven blocks and serving for the day was crucial as well, with Brush putting in a total of eight aces from Shelby Wolever, Bailey Foiles, Rachel Carwin and Ashley Stratman.

Over the net, the Diggers knocked out big numbers in hitting, with Foiles posting 9 of 31, Megan Baker earning 11 of 28 and Wolever dishing out 8 of 22.

The ladies boasted 18 digs that were very spread out over the team. Wolever also put in 17 assists, with Brenna Simons earning 7.

"We are already seeing so much improvement from our first game in Akron," said coach Gonzales, who notes she now also answers to the call of just 'coach' from her girls. "For that first loss on Thursday, we proved a very young team and the girls, I could tell, were nervous. Today they started getting comfortable with each other and it showed."

Gonzales notes that the team hit serve receives hard after their bout with Akron, and the time put in certainly showed as well.

"They've focused on everything I've thrown at them," said Gonzales. "And we were without our 6-1 senior Emma Mortensen today, so the others did an excellent job stepping up to fill that void. They didn't miss a beat."

Now 1-1 overall, the Beetdiggers will next host a match-up with Frontier Academy in Brush on Tuesday. Starting time is slated for 5:30 p.m. for the JV and 6:30 p.m. for varsity action.